2018-06-03

Since summer has finally arrived I've also started reading
outside again. Today I was reading at the nearest school. I
was reading at my usual spot at that school which is these
steps that are made of wood so they're pretty comfortable to
sit at. The steps form a kind of a little stand and the back
of it blocks the sun nicely. So as I was sitting there reading
my book and drinking tea I hear some girl voices from behind
me. Pretty soon after I first heard the voices I see Roosa and
Emilia coming on a bike. Both of their hairs have grown a lot
since last summer, especially Emilia's. Roosa was riding the
bike and Emilia was sitting on the rack.

At first they didn't notice me but then Emilia saw me and
started yelling "That man! There's that man!" to Roosa. Emilia
ran to me and asked what I was doing there. I told her that I
was just reading and drinking tea. She started to walk back to
Roosa but then she turned around, walked back to me and asked
why I wasn't doing it at home. I told her that it's easier to
concentrate outside. After this they drove a bit and decided
to go spy on me from behind the small "stadium" or whatever
you would call such a thing. I heard them whispering something
there but couldn't make out what it was. Occasionally they
made some random loud noises. At one point they also yelled to
me something like "Why did you climb to the roof that one
time?" and I responded but it was probably too quiet for them
to hear.

After I ran out tea I started to leave and as I was walking
away the girls yelled bye to me. After taking a few steps I
heard a bike from behind me. It was Emilia on the bike and she
yelled "boo" right behind me which did kind of startle me even
though I knew she was coming. Then she said bye to me once
again and went back to Roosa. I heard them yell bye a few more
times when I was already further away.

It was really nice to see the girls and I hope for this to get
more frequent. The summer vacation just started for all the
school children in Finland so they probably get to hang
outside for a bit longer to the evening since they don't have
to wake up early for school. I'm really glad they've stopped
calling me a kidnapper and other such things.